Embers Ad Infinitum

"The awakening of humanity."

Kaa's voice was not very loud, but in Jiang Baimian's ears, it sounded like thunder.

The scientific research direction of the Eighth Research Institute is actually "the awakening of mankind"!

To her, this answer was really unexpected, but she also felt that it was so realistic and reasonable.

With the technological level of the old world that can develop "immortal people", it is impossible not to pay attention to the awakening of mankind.

Unless, awakening is a phenomenon that only appeared after the disaster.

"Have you achieved enough results?" When Jiang Baimian asked, he realized that he had disguised himself so well. His voice was calm and smooth, as if he was talking about today's weather conditions.

Kaa laughed and took on the arrogance from before:

"Otherwise, how do you think I woke up?"

Jiang Baimian was waiting to ask more questions, but Bai Chen couldn't wait to speak:

"Is awakening guaranteed?"

Kaa glanced at her:

"The success rate is only over 30 percent."

What do you call only? When it comes to awakening, having a stable success rate, even if it's less than 10%, is very impressive! When it came to the research field, Jiang Baimian couldn't help but roar in his heart.

Nowadays, none of the major forces claim to be able to steadily awaken their members. Even religious organizations that believe in Zhi Sui are the same. They are closer to relying on the sky to make a living, but this "Heaven" refers to Zhi Sui - sometimes, Zhi Sui If Sui's "mood" is good, more people will be awakened. Sometimes, if Sui is not satisfied, then no one will receive divine grace.

Stability wakes people up and it is definitely an appalling thing to say.

As long as the success rate is not low to a certain level, the major forces have many ways to obtain a large number of awakened people.

On the gray soil, population is very important, but also very unimportant!

"How did you do it?" Jiang Baimian thought about it and finally decided to be more direct.

Kaa laughed and said:

"I'm not a researcher, I'm just a research subject. How do I know how those guys did it?

"Even if you have items from the 'Last Man' realm and can read my memory, you still can't figure out the specific process from me. How can you figure out something that doesn't exist at all?

"Well, all I know is that I have to be injected with medicine, exposed to certain instruments, and finally fall asleep in a space capsule-like place."

He was so frank because none of the information he had was important.

Jiang Baimian nodded thoughtfully:

“What are the consequences for those who participated in the project but failed to awaken?”

Kaa is relatively clear about this matter:

“Most of them are fine, and a few have suffered from mental and physical disorders, but after subsequent treatment, many have recovered.

"This is the first failed awakening. If you want to try a second time, the probability of sequelae will skyrocket, and it will be difficult to cure, and some may even die on the spot. Therefore, our institute does not recommend that losers try to awaken again."

Speaking of this, Kao's eyes swept across the faces of Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen:

"I heard a researcher say that this is only if we master a mature method, otherwise the situation will be bad, even if it is just the first awakening."

Bai Chen was silent for a few seconds and said:

"Can you choose the field of awakening on your own?"

"Consider your price. This often corresponds to your field, but many are not so accurate and there is a certain overlap." Kaa was happy to use this information of little value to delay time.

Phew, Bai Chen let out a breath, quite disappointed.

She also thought that the Eighth Research Institute would allow people to freely choose the corresponding fields and desired abilities.

Kaa continued:

"Don't even think about exchanging powerful enough abilities at the slightest price. This is unrealistic. Even if there is a similar situation, the corresponding price will probably change qualitatively and become more serious as you improve step by step. horrible."

Jiang Baimian took note of this and asked:

"How many members of your institute are still alive from the old world?"

Kaa thought about it and said:

"'Vice Dean', 'Charlie', 'Professor Li' and 'Doctor'.

"The four of them have all entered the 'new world'. They are in a state of sleep all year round and can only move occasionally."

A total of four "New World" powerhouses? The Eighth Research Institute is really powerful...are these four people who Ole said have undergone terrible physical changes and become the lackeys of darkness? Jiang Baimian's eyebrows moved slightly.

As if aware of Jiang Baimian's thoughts, Kaa chuckled:

"Even compared to the 'First City', we are not weak. In some aspects, we are even stronger, much stronger. Otherwise, how can we prevent those who are tempted by the devil from exploring the reasons for the destruction of the old world?"

Jiang Baimian asked:

"Where is your research institute? Where is the city you mentioned before that was destroyed in the past ten years?"

The tied Kaa straightened his neck:

"You can kill me now, I won't tell you."

Jiang Baimian was not in a hurry to find a way to pry open Kao's mouth and ask about the location of the Eighth Research Institute. She first took out the photo of Shang Jianyao's father and showed it in front of Kao:

"Have you ever met this man?

"He was also investigating the cause of the destruction of the old world. He might have been killed by you or your colleagues or subordinates, uh,."

Kao glanced casually, and his expression suddenly solidified.

He looked at it carefully for a few seconds and then slowly said:

"Didn't I just mention it? A certain group of people investigated the cause of the destruction of the old world and gained a lot. They found the city in the north and brought about a disaster that almost affected the entire dust. He was one of those people. .”

Jiang Baimian perked up and quickly asked:

"Is he still alive?"

Kaa replied with an unhappy expression:

“Most of his companions either became ‘Heartless Ones’ or died at the hands of ‘Heartless Ones’ in that disaster. Only he and two other people are missing. We have been looking for them all these years.

"Of course, they may have also died in that city, but were eaten clean by the 'unintentional people', and even their bones were thrown away without knowing where they were, making it impossible for us to identify them."

If you don't see a person alive or dead, you won't see a corpse... Such a sentence suddenly appeared in Jiang Baimian's mind.

But she believed that this was good news for Shang Jianyao.

At least there is a little more hope than before.

At this time, Jiang Baimian's walkie-talkie made a sound.

She picked it up and saw the attendant from Phocas.

The general asked them to communicate outside the room.

Jiang Baimian glanced at Kao, who was tied tightly, and casually confessed, leading Bai Chen out of the room and all the way to the back door area.

The old lion-like Phocas stood at the window on the edge of the corridor and nodded to the two ladies:

"Your ability to do things is beyond my imagination. I didn't think you had much hope of getting in touch with Avia.

"Unexpectedly, not only did you obtain complete intelligence, but you also captured a very useful prisoner, which is simply beyond your capabilities."

He seemed to be testing the "Old Tune Team" for additional help.

Jiang Baimian smiled:

"Your Excellency General, we don't have much time. I will quickly tell you what Avia told us now."

Phocas nodded lightly:

"Speak."

When Jiang Baimian finished sharing the harvest without reservation, Phocas frowned:

"Give me a copy of that mysterious number."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian took out a pen and paper and started busy in person.

While waiting, Phocas said:

"I can find out the location of the Eighth Research Institute and the city from the prisoner's mouth, but this will cause irreversible damage to his brain. I don't think you have anything to ask anymore, right?"

Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen looked at each other, considered for a few seconds and said:

"there is none left."

Phocas stopped talking and half-closed his eyes, as if he was resting there.

After taking the copied number from Jiang Baimian and comparing it, the general walked into the room where the prisoners were held.

In less than ten minutes, Phocas returned to the two ladies, a rudimentary map in hand.

A rough map of the current ash soil.

This drew the Icefield, Old Mountain, Raging Lake, Gold Coast, Black Swamp Wilderness, Monk Wasteland, Bloody Wasteland and other places, and marked the "Primary City", "Pangu Creatures", "White Knights", and "Salvation Army" , "United Industries", "Machine Paradise", "Linhai Alliance", "Orange Company", "Future Intelligence", Lingdao, Mist Domain and other forces.

Phocas pointed to a point on the map and said:

“This is where that city is.”

Then, his finger moved to a red circle:

"The Eighth Research Institute is roughly within this range."

Seeing that Bai Chen was a little confused, Phocas added:

"The prisoner's name is Kao. As a special commissioner, he doesn't actually know the exact address of the institute. He always arrives nearby and sends out signals for people to pick him up. He is blindfolded the whole way."

Quite cautious, considering the possibility that the special correspondent might fail and be caught... Jiang Baimian looked at the red circles and dots on the map and found that they were all in the ice sheet area.

Ice fields are a concept that existed in the old world. In ancient times, many ice peoples were affected by the climate and moved south to the Red River Basin, developing into today's Yargai people.

Before the destruction of the old world, the scope of the ice sheet was actually not as vast as it is today. It only covered the far north. As far as Jiang Baimian knew, during that drastic change, the superposition of many destructive weapons had a great impact on the climate, causing the ice sheet to collapse. In the next twenty or thirty years, crazy "expansion" turned the original "Great North" into a territory of ice and snow.

The area where the Eighth Research Institute and the city are located belonged to the original "Great North".

Almost at the same time, Jiang Baimian thought of two things:

1. Jiang Xiaoyue was sent to a hospital in the north to receive experimental treatment as a volunteer;

Second, the vegetative man in the ruins of the steel plant was also sent to a place in the north as a volunteer to receive a new type of treatment.

north!

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